Burkina Faso Suspended Beauty Pageants. Now It’s Putting Women in Science in the Spotlight.
Burkina Faso is changing the conversation about how women are recognised, and the shift is drawing attention to…
From $117 Million in Losses to $4.73 Billion in Profit: Inside Dangote Refinery’s Remarkable Turnaround
A year ago, Aliko Dangote’s ambitious refinery project was still struggling to turn its enormous investment into consistent…
He Left School at 17 and Borrowed $25,000. Decades Later, He Built a Manufacturing Empire in Ghana.
At age 17, most young people are still figuring out what they want to become. Manoj Lakhiani had…
Orange Is Targeting Telecel Ghana. Can the French Telecom Giant Challenge MTN?
A potential acquisition of a 70% stake in Telecel Ghana could give Orange a route into one of…
Ghana’s Richest Woman Is Building A Cocoa Empire In A Market Largely Dominated By Global Giants
Patricia Poku-Diaby didn’t build her fortune by simply exporting Ghana’s most valuable agricultural commodity. She went after the…
Dangote Wants More Than A Refinery: His $16 Billion Dollar Kenya Project Signals A Bigger African Ambition
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Aliko Dangote is taking his industrial empire beyond West Africa. The billionaire is backing a $16 billion, 700,000-barrel-per-day…
Nafisa Mahama Is Leading Dzata Cement. She’s Also Part of Ibrahim Mahama’s Business Legacy
The next generation of leadership in Ghana’s business world is beginning to take shape and Nafisa Mahama is…
Joseph Siaw Agyepong’s $130 Million Bet Puts Kenya At The Centre Of Africa’s Waste Economy
What if Africa’s waste problem is not just a public-health challenge but one of the continent’s next major…
Dangote Isn’t Waiting For A Son: His Three Daughters Could Inherit Africa’s Biggest Business Empire
What happens to a $50+ billion fortune when its founder doesn’t believe a male heir is necessary? For…
Moroccan Banking Giant Attijariwafa Bank Acquires Societe Generale Ghana
A major shift in Ghana’s banking industry is taking shape as Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank moves to acquire a…